Essroc Cement Corp Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was jack hammering out the gypsum feed hopper all day on the 17th of September. Employee was sitting on the grate of the hopper in an awkward position. The awkward position caused strain to lower back.

Employee was cleaning off cement buildup from roof with jack hammer. Employee was working in an awkward position. The position caused strain to lower back.

Tripped over rubber runner while walking.

EE was lifting a motor of approximately 80 lbs off of a storage rack in the store area while standing on a pallet. He turned around with the motor to set it on the back of a pickup and while stepping off of the pallet to his right, twisted his right knee. He reported it immediately & decided to seek medical attention for it on 8/22/2007

EE was covering some graded balls with plastic and was throwing a pallet on top of the plastic to hold it down from the wind, when he felt a pain and heard a ripping sound in his right elbow. This was an extremely cold day.

While removing screw box cover, sheet metal cover slipped in hand, lacerating 5th finger on right hand.

WALKING DOWN FROM THE GRINDER SHANTY ON STAIRWELL. THE BOTTOM LANDING HAD CLINKER BUILDUP. EMPLOYEE'S FEET SLIPPED ON LOOSE CLINKER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING DOWN VACUUM HOSE THAT WAS FILLED WITH CEMENT FROM NO. 25 SILO. HE WAS HOLDING BACK THE VACUUM HOSE THAT WAS FILLED WITH CEMENT SO THAT IT WOULD NOT HIT HIM. HURT HIS NECK DOING SO.

EE was tapping on dust collector pipes with rubber mallet to see if they were plugged. While tapping on a pipe, cement dust that was built up on a pipe dislodged & fell on top of his hard hat. Most of the dust was deflected by his hard hat & safety glasses, but a small particle got behind his glasses & lodged in his right eye causing irritation & redness.

THE INJURED EE WAS REMOVING A SHAFT FROM THE TOP OF A BUCKET ELEVATOR. HE BENT OVER TO LAY A COUPLE OF LIFTING STRAPS ON THE FLOOR. AS HE GOT UP, THE EE HIT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON A SUPPORT BEAM. SOON AFTER THE EE NOTED THAT HIS NECK WAS SORE.

Employee was removing and re-attaching motor leads in the grinding mill motor pits. He was lifting himself out of a motor pit when he felt a pop in his right shoulder.

EE was using a hammer to clean material build-up off of separator slides during the course of the work day. at the end of the day the ee complained about a sore shoulder

Employee was poking lumps of cement in a storage silo. The EE was poking through a small (6-8" diameter) hole when a lump broke loose & some material slushed out of the hole. Some cement blew underneath his safety glasses & got into his left eye. The Dr. flushed the cement out of his eye & gave him a prescription for eyedrops.

The employee was reaching over a screw conveyor to poke lumps in a feeder valve for about 30 minutes. the ee's back got sore over the course of the day and he went to the dr the next morning.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OVERHEAD ON A BELT CONVEYOR WHEN SOME BUILT-UP CEMENT DUST FLAKED OFF OF THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE AND GOT UNDERNEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.

The injured employee was cleaning out the hopper of a dust collector. The employee pinched his finger in the access hatch of the hopper as he proceeded to close the hatch.

EE WAS PREPARING TO WORK ON A BUCKET ELEVATOR. EE HAD REMOVED THE BOLTS FROM AN ACCESS DOOR AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PRYING THE DOOR OFF WHEN THE DOOR POPPED LOOSE AND FELL ON HIS FOOT.

EE was removing a 5 HP motor from a piece of equipment. The ee was lifting the motor from the motor base into the bucket of a bobcat loader when he hurt his left arm.

EMPLOYEE WAS JACKHAMMERING ON A SUPPORT PIER WHEN THE JACKHAMMER SKIPPED OFF THE PIER AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT FOOT, JUST ABOVE THE STEEL TOE OF HIS BOOT.

THE INJURED CONTRACTOR WAS CHASING A TRESPASSER OUTSIDE OF THE FINISH MILL BUILDING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICY GROUND, TWISTED HIS BODY, AND FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

THE PLANT WAS IN THE MIDST OF A SNOWSTORM. THE YARD AREA HAD BEEN PLOWED AND SALTED PRIOR TO THE WORK DAY; HOWEVER, SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS CAR AT THE END OF THE WORK DAY WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A RIDGE OF ICE OR ENEVEN PAVEMENT AND FELL, TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS LIFTING 50 LBS OF SAND ONTO A CAR TO TRANSFER TO THE GRINDER UTILITY OPERATOR WHEN SHE FELT A STINGING SENSATION IN HER LEFT HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A GRINDER ON A MILL SCREEN PLATE WHEN A PIECE OF DEBRIS GOT BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE HAD A SMALL RUST PARTICLE REMOVED FROM HIS EYE AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND THEN RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION FOR EYE DROPS.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER NEAR A TRAVELLING CONVEYOR BELT SHUTTLE. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING DOWN TO REMOVE MATERIAL NEAR THE SHUTTLE TRACK, THE JACKHAMMER (WHICH WAS NOT OPERATING ) PINCHED HIS LEFT THUMB AGAINST THE SHUTTLE TRACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING MILL PLATES INSIDE OF A FINISH GRINDING MILL WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL INTO AN OPEN HATCH. HIS RIGHT HIP HIT THE SIDE OF THE HATCH AS HIS ENTIRE LEG FELL THROUGH THE HATCH.

EE WAS REMOVING LINER PLATES INSIDE OF A GRINDING MILL. A DUST COLLECTOR WAS OPERATING TO EXHAUST AIRBORNE DUST FROM THE MILL. THE MILL WAS BUMPED INTO WITH A FORKLIFT, WHICH SHOOK SOME DUST L OOSE FROM THE INSIDE WALL. THE DUST WAS BLOWN PAST THE EE'S FACE & UNDERNEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES. THE EE HAD A SPECK OF CEMENT DUST REMOVED FROM HIS EYE AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

EMPLOYRR WAS WORKING NEAR ONE OF OUR MILL ELEVATORS WHEN HE FELT A SUDDEN IRRITATION IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THE AREA WAS SLIGHTLY DUSTY BUT THE EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST A WALL, SPRAINING HER THUMB.

EE WAS WORKING ON NO.6 GRINDING MILL INSTALLING LINER PLATES. WHILE POUNDING A LINER PLATE IN PLACE WITH A BALLPEIN, A METAL PIECE BROKE OF AND LODGED INT HE EE SKIN NEAR THE NECK.

HAD HAND IN FILING CABINET. PHONE RANG AND SHE PULLED OUT HER HAND QUICKLY TO ANSWER PHONE. FILE CABINET CUT HAND. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF THE BAG FLATNER, AND WHEN HE PLANTED HIS FOOT, HIS KNEE LOCKED UP AND HE FELL TO THE CONCRETE SURFACE LANDING ON HIS SIDE. ON THE FLOOR WAS A GARDEN HOE WHICH HE LAND ED ON, BREAKING HIS RIB. FROM BELT TO STEP WAS APPROXIMATELY 18".

EMPLOYEE WAS JACK HAMMERING LUMPS IN SILO 22 WHEN CEMENT SLID DOWN AND BLEW OUT 4" PIPE. EMPLOYEE WAS HIT WITH A STREAM OF CEMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FAILED MOTOR ON SILO 24 LOADING VALVE. HE FELT A PULL BEHIND RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING MOTOR OFF SPEED REDUCER.

EE WAS ADJUSTING SLIDES ONF 4 & 5 SEPARATOR. THE ADJUSTERS WOULD NOT TURN FREELY. SO WHEN EE TRIED TO FORCE THEM TO MOVE, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS MID-BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE BROKEN CEMENT BAG FROM THE DISCHARGE CHUTE. IT DIDN'T WANT TO SLIDE OUT SO HE GAVE IT A LITTLE HARDER PUSH. AT THAT TIME, HE FELT A SLIGHT PIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE SPENT MORE TIME THAN NORMAL BECAUSE OF DUST COLLECTOR PLUG UPS AND BUILD UPS IN FEED PIPE. EMPLOYEE FELT ILL AT ABOUT NOON THAT DAY.

INITIAL EXAM INDICATES A RE-INJURY OF HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE HAD AN INJURY ON 5/27/97 WHICH RESULTED IN SURGERY. HE IS UNCERTAIN HOW OR WHEN THE RE-INJURY OCCURRED. HE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING O F LOWER BACK PAIN FOR THE LAST MO., BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD IMPROVE IN A FEW DAYS AS IT HAD IN THE PAST SINCE THE SURGERY. EMPLOYEE IS OFF WORK STARTING 6/25/01 UNTIL? DATE OF ACCI. LAST DAY WOR

EE WAS THROWING DUST COLLECTOR BAGS OVER THE SIDE OF THE SILOS WHEN THE WIND CAUGHT SOME CEMENT DUST WHICH BLEW INTO EE'S EYES.

A FELLOW EE PROPPED A 4X4 AGAINST THE DOOR TO THE DRY END AND TOOL ROOM. WHEN EE ATTEMPTED OPEN IT, HE SPRAINED HIS WRIST.

EE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER AND STEPPED ON A LUMP WHICH WAS ON THE FLOOR AND SPRAINED HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A NEW CABLE ON BULK LOAD CHUTE. WHEN FEEDING THE CABLE THROUGH MACHINERY, SOME DEBRIS WAS KNOCKED DOWN AND FELL INTO HIS EYE.

EE WAS EMPTYING A DELUMPER BOX AND WAS WALKING AROUND THE PLATFORM WHEN HE RAN INTO A DUST COLLECTOR PIPE WITH HIS HEAD.

EE WAS ENTERING THE BACK DOOR OF THE LAB. THE DOOR TENDS TO STICK SO WHEN EE USED HIS ELBOW TO OPEN IT, HE HIT HIS ELBOW HARD. EE BUMPED ELBOW ON HOOD CABINET ON 4-28-01 AND IS VERY SORE.

WHILE USING AN AIR CHIPPER, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO THE EE'S EYE. THE EE WIPED HIS EYE TO TRY AND DISLODGE THE METAL WHICH CAUSED THE LACERATION.

EE WAS USING A CHAIN FALLS TO LIFT A SEPARATOR REDUCER. THE LIFT WAS NOT VERTICALLY OVERHEAD. EEWAS HOLDING THE REDUCER TO TRY TO KEEP IT FROM SHIFTING WHEN IT DID SHIFT. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE REDUCER AND A PIECE OF METAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING A SHEAVE SO IT COULD BE HOISTED, THEN INSTALLED ONTO A REDUCER SHAFT. AS HE WAS ROLLING IT INTO POSITION TO BE LIFTED, IT FELL SIDEWAYS AND PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S FINGER B ETWEEN THE SHEAVE AND THE SHAFT.

EE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF SAND TO PUT INTO SAND DRAWER. A PAIL OF CEMENT WAS IN THE PATHWAY, SO EE TURNED SIDEWAYS TO MOVE THROUGH THE OPENING. AS SHE TURNED SHE FELT A PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK.

EE BUMPED THE WALL WITH THE FORKLIFT, KNOCKING DOWN SOME DUST OFF A BEAM. HE LOOKED TO BE SURE NO BIG CHUNKS WERE ABOVE AND GOT SOME OF THE DUST IN HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BEARING FROM A HOT OIL TANK WHEN THE BASKET HANDLE, WHICH IS USED TO SUBMERGE THE BEARING INTO THE HOT OIL, BROKE. WHEN THE HANDLE BROKE, THE BEARING FELL INTO THE HOT OIL TANK AND SPLASHED ONTO THE WRIST OF THE EMPLOYEE.

EE WAS SHOVELING SEMIHARDNED CEMENT OFF THE SILOFLOORS. WHEN HE JAMMED THE SHOVEL INTO THE MATERIAL, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS CHEST. EE IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A BARREL OF ADDITIVE FROM A PALLET. WHEN HE TRIED TO STAND BARREL ON ITS EDGE SO IT COULD BE ROLLED, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS USING A GLASS ROD TO CLEAN CUT OUTS. THE ROD SNAPPED AND CAUSED A CUT ON RIGHT PINKY FINGER.

WHILE USING A SLAG HAMMER TO DRIVE IN A WEDGE, A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE HAMMER AND BECAME LODGED IN HIS NECK.

SHIP EE WAS WORKING ON A MOTOR NEXT TO ESSROC EE WHO WAS WORKING ON AN IDENTICAL MOTOR. SHIP EMPLOYEE ROLLED OVER THE MOTOR HE WAS WORKING ON WHICH PINCHED ESSROC EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO MOTORS.

EE HAD JUST HEATED A PIECE OF METAL SO IT COULD BE BENT BACK INTO SHAPE. WHEN EE WENT TO MOVE, HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE AERA HE HAD JUST HEATED. EE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES. HE SUSTAINED 2ND DE GREE BURNS TO HIS RIGHT PALM.

EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT SHEET METAL WHEN MOLTEN METAL FELL INTO HIS BOOT BURNING HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING A PAIL OF CEMENT OFF THE TABLE AND LOST HIS GRIP ON THE PAIL. HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE PAIL BT GRABBING THE HANDLE. WHEN HE DID, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER AND SOME SPARKS RICOSHETED OFF HIS CHEST AND WENT UNDER GLASSES INTO HIS EYE.

EE WAS WELDING AND TOUCHED THE WELDING ROD TO A SPRAY PAINT CAN WHICH SPRUNG A LEAK AND CAUGHT FIRE.

EE WAS OPERATING A SKID LOADER TO PICK UP BALLS TO CHARGE A MILL. EE HAD TO OPERATE THE MACHINE AGGRESSIVELY TO PICK UP THE BALLS. EE COMPLAINED OF A SORE KNEE AND IT WAS REPORTED TO HIS SUPER VISOR ON MONDAY. HE THOUGHT HE DIDN'T NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL IT STARTED TO BOTHER HIM INCREASINGLY ON 5/3/00.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A COVER ON A SCREW CONVEYOR. AS HE WAS SLIDING THE COVER OFF THE TOP OF THE SCREW BOX TO PUT ONTO THE FLOOR, IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND THE CORNER LANDED ON HIS FOOT JUST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE PART OF HIS BOOT.

EE WAS PAINTING A MILL MOTOR AND THE PAIN DRIPPED ONTO HIS EYEBROW AND INTO HIS EYE. EE WAS WEARING GLASSES AT THE TIME. DR. FOUND AN ABRASION ON HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS PULLING ON A ROP TO MO9VE A BARREL THAT WAS SUSPENDED BY A CABLE. THE ROPE BROKE AND EE FELL TO THE GRATING. SHORTLY AFTER, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.

EE BELIEVES THE METAL GOT IN HIS EYE WHEN HE WAS OPOUNDING ON A MILL PLATE TO LOOSEN IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING WELDING CABLE UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL, AT WHICH TIME HE HIT HIS HAND ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON AND HAND IS SWOLLEN.

REPETITIVE MOTION OF PULLING DUST COLLECTOR BAGS OFF OF THEIR CAGES. DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT IN UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.

EE WAS BLOWING OFF HIS CLOTHING AT THE END OF THE DAY USING HIGH PRESSURE AIR. THE AIR GLANCED OFF HIS SHOULDER GOING INTO HIS EAR. EE DIDN'T REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THE INJURY UNTIL DAYS LATER. HE WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR AND WAS PLACED ON INACTIVE DUTY (WORKMANS COMP).

EE HAD BEEN PULLING WIRE EARLIER IN THE DAY AND THOUGHT HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE RUBBED IT THINKING HE GOT IT OUT BUT LATER THAT EVENING, IT STARTED TO BOTHER HIM. WENT TO EMERGENCY RO OM AND REMOVED A PIECE OF METAL FROM HIS EYE.

EE WAS PULLING A WRENCH TO TRY TO LOOSEN BOLTS. EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EE WENT TO DR. ON THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY UNTIL 11-25-99.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON THE HANDLE OF A LEVER FALLS AND FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE PAIN INCREASED STEADILY. EMPLOYEE SAW A DOCTOR ON 11-8-99 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

ATTEMPTING TO OPEN TOP DOOR ON DOME AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS STACKING BAGS ON A PALLET WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. EE PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS ON THE TOPE ROW OF TYPE I PORTLAND CEMENT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK. THE PAIN WORSENED AS THE DAYPROGRESSED.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BOXES INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN HE FELT S SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS BENT OVER TIGHTENING BOLTS ON SEPARATOR BLADES WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE WAS SENT TO SEE COMPANY DR AND RECEIVED MEDICATION AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE WAS POUNDING ON DUST COLLECTOR PIPES WHEN SOME CEMENT DUST FELL FROM ABOVE GOING IN EMPLOYEE'S EYE. EE WENT TO SEE A DR. AND WAS GIVEN A RX FOR SCRATCHED CORNEA.

ROLLER ASSEMBLY FELL OVER AND LANDED ON EE'S WRIST. WRIST HAD A MINOR ABRASION. XRAY WAS NEGATIVE. EE WENT FOR A RECHECK AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON UNEVEN CONCRETE FLOOR,WHEN HE STEPPED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN THE FLOOR AND BENT HIS ANKLE SIDEWAYS. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TODOCTOR AND IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY UNTIL RELEASED BY THE DOCTOR.

EE WAS LIFTING A PALLET OFF OF THE FLOOR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREEATMENT WHICH CONFIRMED A GROIN PULL. EE WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTIES UNTIL FOLLOW-UP VISIT (2 DAYS).

EE WAS USING A RATCHET TO REMOVE FAN BLADES FROM A SEPARATOR. EE BUMPED HIS HAND AGAINST A PIECE OF SHEET METAL CAUSING A MINOR CUT. CUT GOT INFECTED WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

EE WAS OPERATING CMENT PACKING MACHINE WHEN HE SUSTAINED A SMALL ABRASION TO HIS EYE.

EE WAS CHANGING A MILL BEARING. BEARING WAS HANGING FROM CHAIN FALLS. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL BEARING ON OVERHEAD TROLLEY WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

LIFT TRUCK OPERATOR WAS UNLOADING PALLETS FROM TRUCK. A STACK OF PALLETS FELL FORWARD WITH ONE PALLET STRIKING EE IN THE RIGHT ANKLE. EE HAS A BRUISED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING SACKING MACHINE WHEN A BAG BURST SHOOTING CEMENT INTO EYES. EMPLOYEE RECIEVED SCRATHES TO ONE EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A STAIRWAY. HE MISSED A STEP AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. WHICH RESULTED IN PULLED TENDON IN HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE WALKING, DID NOT FALL.

EE WAS BENT OVER TRYING TO AVOID A CLOUD OF DUST COMING OUT OF A HOPPER. WHEN HE MOVED OUT OF THE WAY, A HOE THAT WAS PROPPED UP, CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS FACE, ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE BROW. EE REC EIVED FOUR STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

FORIEGN OBJECT IN RIGHT EYE.

WORKINGINSIDE CEMENT AIR CLASSIFIER AND WHILE POUNDING OFF BUILD-UP, CEMENT FELL FROM ABOVE AND GOT INTO EMPLOYEES EYES.

EMPLOYEE TRAINING ON HIS NEW JOB, WHICH IS CMENT PACKER. THIS OB IS QUITE STRENUOUS AND TAKES A FEW WEEKS TO GET MUSCLES IN SHAPE. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF A SORE SHOULDER AND SOME NUMBNESS IN HIS HAND. EMPLOYEE WA NOT PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY, BUT RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION.

EE WAS PULLINHG ON A WRENCH OVERHEAD, ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A VALVE. DR PLACED EE ON RESTRICTIONS UNTIL FOLLOW UP VISIT ON 10-21-97.

EE WAS TRYING TO PRY A LINER LOOSE FROM THROAT OF MILL WHILE PULLING SAME LINER WITH BOBCAT & CABLE. LINER LET LOOSE AND CAME OUT ONTO PLATFORM WHERE EE WAS STANDING. EE TRIED TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY AND STEPPED OFF PLATFORM, FALLING TO THE GROUND. EE RECD BRUISES TO RIGHT SHOULDER ARM AND LEG.

EE WAS LIFTING A FIVE GALLON PAIL OF CEMENT FROM THE FLOOR TO A TABLE. HE TWISTED WHEN THE LOAD WAS SUSPENDED. AT THAT TIME, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

COVER ON FLOOR SCREW WHICH IS IN TRAVEL WAY, WASNOT CLOSED PROPERLLY. LUMPS UNDER COVER WOULD NOT ALLOW IT TO CLOSE.

EE WAS BENT OVER SWEEPING UNDER CRUSHER BELT SYSTEM WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR AT LEAST THREE WEEKS.

EE WAS LIFTING & MOVING I-BEAM WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS NECK. EE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 2 WEEKS.

EE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE LOWER BACK INJURY. PAIN WAS NOT FELT INSTANTLY, IT CAME ON GRADUALLY.

EMPOLOYEE WAS BENT OVER TO WALK UNDER A STEEL PIPE. WHEN TRYING TO GO UNDER THE PIPE HE HIT THE TOP OF HIS HARD HAT ON THE PIPE AND IT JAMMED HIS NECK.

EE LIFTED, THEN TWISTED WITH A HEAVY OBJECT. EE PLACED ON MODIFIED DUTY UNTIL AT LEAST 5/28/97

CEMENT VALVE HAD NOT BEEN CONPLETELY CLOSED BEFORE OPENING ACCESS DOOR WHICH ALLOWED CEMENT TO BE DIRECTED AT EE. EE HAD MEDICAL ATTENTION BUT NO PERMANENT DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE ACCIDENT.

A HINGE PLATE THAT FITS BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF MOVEABLE CATWALK WAS NOT IN PLACE. EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF ON HANDRAIL WITH LEFT ARM. EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN LEFT SHOULD ER.

EE WAS BULK LOADING CEMENT TRUCKS WHEN A LUMP GOT CAUGHT IN THE VALVE. WHEN LUMP DISLODGED, THE WHEEL CONTROLING THE VALVE SPUN REALLY EASY, AND EE BUMPED ELBOW ON FIRE EXTINGUISHER MOUNTED NE AR WHEEL.

EE WAS REMOVING A SCREW COVER WHICH HAD A PIECE OF PLATE STEEL ON TOP OF IT HIDDEN UNDER MATERIAL. WHEN EE TIPPED THE COVER, THE HIDDEN PLATE SLIPPED OFF ONTO THE TOP OF HIS FOOT. EE HAS A BRU ISED METATARSAL.

EMPLOYEE HAD SLIP A HOPPER COVER SO HE COULD SWEEP SPILLED MATERIAL INTO HOPPER. EMPLOYEE THEN STEPPED ON PARTIALLY REMOVED COVER WHICH CAUSED COVER TO FLIP AND FALL INTO HOPPER WITH EMPLOYEE ALSO FALLING AGAINST HOPPER COVEER ON HIS RIBS.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLINGG A BAG OFF OF THE VENTURI OF A DUST COLLECTOR WHEN THE BAG RELEASED, HEE BANGED HSI ELBOW ON DOOR OF DUST COLLECTOR. RIGHT ELBOW IS VISIBLY SWOLLEN CAUSING EMPLOYEE MUCH DISCOMFORT AND LIMITED USE.

EMP WAS DESCENDING STEPS, WHEN HE SLIPPED. ALTHOUGH HE CAUGHT HIMSELF, HIS NECK SNAPPED FORWARD.HE THEN EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN THE NECK. EMPWAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY PER DRS ADVICE FOR AT L EAST TWO WEEKS.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MILL LINERS INTO CONTAINER WHEN ONE SLIPPED, PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN TWO LINERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING PIECES OF METAL FROM GROUNDUP INTO LOADER BUCKET. WHILE LIFTING, HE WAS ALSO TWISTING.

EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING A MOTOR ON A PALLET WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AND STOPPED. EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY. RETURN TO DR ON 5-10-96 FOR RE-EVALUATION.

EE WAS OPENING A RAIL HATCH COVER WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY STUCK. EE IS ON LIGHT DUTY FOR SEVEN DAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A STEP UP ONTO A ONE FOOT RAISED PLATFORM WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON HIS HANDS. X-RAYS SHOWED A BONE CHIP ON HIS LEFT WRIST. EMPLOYEE HAD A SOFT CAST PUT ON HIS WR IST UNTIL HE CAN SEE AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON ON 4-4-96. EXTENT OF INJURY UNCERTAIN UNTIL FURTHER EXAMINATION.

EE WAS LIFTING AN ELECTRIC HEATER (ABOUT 60LBS) OVER HIS HEAD & WAS ATTEMPTING TO HANG IT FROM A BEAM ABOUT 71/2FT ABOVE HE WAS USING A FOUR FOOT METAL STEP LADDER THE LEGS OF THE LADDER GAVE OUT & FOLDED UP HE LANDED FACE FIRST ON THE GROUND

EE WAS GREASING LONG INCLINE BELT ROLLERS BETWEEN PRODUCTION RUNS HE SLIPPED ON CLINKER ON THE WAZLKWAY ALONG THE BELT ON DEC 28TH EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE GYPSUM HOPPER & REINJURED HIS BACK ON JAN 4 1995 HE WENT TO A DOC FOR THE FIRST TIME

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FORK TRUCK TRAVELING OVER ROUGH PAVING. HE TURNED TO LOOK TO THE REAR AT THE SAME TIME HE HIT A HUMP IN THE PAVING. THIS CAUSED A RUPTURE TO A CERVICAL DISK.

USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE LINERS FROM BALL MILL PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN FACE CAUSING SMALL LACERATION

OPERA TING DRILL PREDSS PIECE NOT SECURED CAUGHT & PULLED HAND INTO SPINDLE CAUSING FRACTURE OF LEFT THUMB

ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE PIECE OF STEEL SMASHED LEFT HAND BETWEED STEEL & MANTLE OF CRUSHER. LACERATED LEFT HAND & FRACTURED MIDDLE FINGER.

USING HAMMER 1INCH PIN IKNTO CHAIN LINK CHIPS OF THE PIN BROKE OFF & LACERATED HIS LEFT EAR & EMBEDDED IN HIS RT ARM

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF A FORK TRUCK BY THE MOBILE EQUIPMENT GARAGE & WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE TRUCK, HE TWISTED AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE ON SOME UNEVEN CONCRETE BY THE GARAGE DOOR WAY.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A SCREW CONVEYORGUDGEON. HE USED THE COMPRESSED OXYGEN ON THE CUTTING TORCH TO BLOW OUT THE CEMENT DUST AND DIRT FROM THE GUDGEON BOLT HOLES AND SOME CEMENT OR D IRT GOT IN HIS EYE. IT WAS BOTHERING HIM THE NEXT DAY AND WE SENT HIM TO THE DOCTORS TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. DOCTOR COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT PRESCRIBED SOME EYE DROPS.

INJURED EE WAS REPLACING A COVER CLAMP ON A SCREW CONVEYOR. DUE TO THE THICKNESS OF THE OVERLAPPING COVERS WHERE THE CLAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRIED DRIVING THE COVER CLAMP ON WITH A HA MMER. IN DOING SO THE CLAMP SHIFTED AND HE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH THE HAMMER CAUSING A CONTUSION WHICH REQUIRED FIRST AID AND DR S VISIT FOR TETANUS INJECTION.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LOWER BAG PALLETS ON A HOIST. WHEN THE PALLET WAS LOWERED TO THE SACKING MACHINE FLOOR SAFELY, THE EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE SAFETY BAR AND LIFT CHAINS BY PULLING TH EM OUT FROM UNDER THE PALLET WHEN TE EMPLOYEE FELT HIS BACK GO OUT OF PLACE AND EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A 5 TON CHAIN FALL WHEN THE TAPERED SHAFT ON THE SEPARATOR POPPED LOOSE CAUSING THE PULL CHAIN TO PULL FREELY AND THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL STRIKIN G THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. EMPLOYEE WAS PULLIGN ON THE CHAIN AND STANDING ON THE SEPARATOR HOUSING WITH THE WALKWAY GRATING AND DOOR REMOVED. THE CUT REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES.

RIPPING OFF CARDBOARDS ON PALLET TWISTED R HAND WHILE PULLING ON IT

INJ EMPL CLIMBING OFF LOADER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER RUNG AND LEG SCRAPED AGAINST METAL LADDER RUNG.EMPL WAS WORKING AROUND A HOLE WHERE WE HAD A WATER LINE LEAK AND HAD MUD ON WORK BOOTS WHICH HELPED CONTRIBUTE TO SLIP ON THE LADDER.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 5 GALLON PAILS OF HARDENED CEMENT LUMPS INTO A MANLIFT ELEVATOR WHEN HE EXPEREINCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING APPROXIMATELY 50 LBS PAIL AND TWISTING HI S BODY.

95149ED EE WAS HITTING THE HOPPER BOTTOM OF NO. 3 SILO WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER TRYING TO GET THE MORTAR TO FLOW THE WORK AREA IS CONFINED AND ATTEMPTING TO HIT THE HOPPER BOTTOM WITH THE SLEDGE T 85055 TWISTED HIS BODY AND EXPERINECED BACK PAINHE TOLD US ABOUT THE INJRY RIGHT AWAY AND OVER TIME THE PAIN BECAME WORSE AND HE WENT TO THE DR.

INJURED AND CO-WORKER WERE ALIGNING 150 H.P. MOTOR BASE AFTER CHANGING DRIVE BELTS ON CLINKER CRUSHER MOTOR. MOTOR WAS BEING HELD UP WITH ONE 12" STROKE POWER PAK. INJURED HAD HIS FINGER BETWE EN MOTOR BASE AND CONCRETE PIER, GUIDING BOLT INTO MOTOR. THE POWER-PAK SLIPPED AND MOTOR DROPPED, PINNING HIS FINGER BETWEEN HEAD OF BOLT AND CONCRETE PIER FOR MOTOR BASE. AMPUTATED RIGHT IN

INJURED WAS GOING TO GET GET BACK INTO LOADER CAB AFTER LUNCH BREAK. HE MOUNTED FROM THE REAR. AS HE TURNED TO STEP OVER THE REAR FENDER, HE SWUNG HIS RIGHT HAND, STRIKING HTE TAIL LIGHT GUA RD/GRID ON THE REAR OF THE LOADER. HE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY FOR 11 DAYS. FRACTURE OF LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

PULLING CHAIN FALL, FLT PAIN INLOWER BACK AND R HIP

INJURED WAS PLACING 100 LB. MILL LINERS INSIDE THE MILL DOOR. HE WAS STANDING ON THE LIFT TRUCK FORKS, TAKING LINERS OUT OF BOX AND LIFTING THEM ABOUT TWO FEET INTO THE DOOR OF MILL. THERE IS A STAIRWAY OVERHEAD. INJURED WAS BENDING UNDER THE STAIRWAY AND TWISTED HIS TORSO AS HE LIFTED LINER. RESULTED IN STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS GRINDING DOWN A 1/2" X 3" BOLT ON A BENCH GRINDER. THE TOOL REST ON THE GRINDER BROKE. ALLOWING INJURED'S FINGER TO TOUCH AGAINST GRINDING WHEEL.

BUMPED HARDHAT AGAINST PIPES.

INJURED WAS PICKING UP MILL LINERS BY HAND AND PLACING THEM INTO BUCKET OF BOBCAT FOR DISPOSAL. AS HE PUT LINERS INTO BUCKET, ONE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS, FALLING ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT.

CLIMBED IN DUMPSTER, JUMPED DOWN WHEN COMPLETED TWISTED LOWER BACK WHEN LANDED JUMPED 3 FT DOWN

INJURED WAS STEPPING OVER A SUPPORT BEAM ON TOP OF CEMENT SEPARATOR. HE PUT HIS FOOT DOWN ON A PIECE OF WOOD 2X8X10 LAYING ON THE TOP OF SEPARATOR, THE WOOD POPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIS FOOT HIS ANKLE TURNED SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

INJURED WAS REMOVING AN ACETYEYLENE TANK FROM THE MAIN. CART. THE TANK RACK HAD BEEN BENT, TANK WAS STUCK. EMPLOYEE PULLED HARD, THE TANK PINCHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE OXYGEN TANK WHEN IT CAM E LOOSE. FRACTURED THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

INJURED WAS WAL5ING ON TOP OF THE SCREW CONVEYOR FOR #11 STRIP THIS SCREW CONVEYOR SITS ON THE FLOOR THE COVER OF THE CONVEYOR IS APPROX 20 INCHES FROM FLOOR WATER FROM THE SIDE OF THE SILO H AD LEAKED ONTO 7HE TOP OF THE CONVEYOR THE TOP OF THE CONVEYOR COVER WAS WET IT IS 20 IN WIDE I.NAMES FOOT SLIPPED ON THE WATER CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE FLOOR 20 IN BELOW

INJURED WAS PUL5ING ON THE WHEEL APPROX 24" DIA. THAT CONTROLS THE CEMENT VALVE ON NO.15 SILO. HE WAS USING HIS HANDS TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE VALVE WAS APPARENTLY STUCK AS WHEEL WOULD NO T TURN. INJURED3PULLED AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK

INJURED TRIPPLE ON AN ACETYLENE TORCH HOSE THAT HE HAD BEEN USING, STARTED TO LOSE HIS BALANCE STEPPED ON A FLOOR DRAIN COVER THAT WAS PROTRUDING ABOUT 4" ABOVE THE FLOOR. HE SLIPPED OFF THE C OVER WITH HIS RT FOOT HIS FOOT WENT DOWN ABOUT 4" STRIKING AGAINST THE FLOOR HARD .